How to safely uninstall an extension?

Zeokat

After upgrade to Beta 13 is time to get rid of some extensions, but the porblem is that the extension isn't uninstalled.

I go to Admin UI and click on three dots to choose the "Uninstall" option, but it seems that dont delete the extension. I already have the xtension disabled.

The extension folder (and files) remains into the vendor folder. How to safely uninstall an extension?

tolgaaaltas

composer remove dev/repo

Zeokat

tolgaaaltas Thanks. Extension removed.

But... the "Uninstall" button into extensions Admin UI doesn't work for all or only happens on my Flarum install?

tolgaaaltas

Zeokat no, i think it's a known issue.

wloot

Zeokat I guess that's for removing extension data from database

clarkwinkelmann

"Uninstall" reverts any change the extension did to the database, effectively deleting the extension's data.

If you plan to re-install the extension later and want to preserve user data, just remove it with Composer. If you want to remove it definitely and delete all data, disable extension, click "Uninstall", then remove with Composer.

Completely removing the values of the extension settings or permissions from the database will require manual deletion, but it shouldn't hurt to keep those entries.